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Population in Namibia compared to Trinidad and Tobago: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 1,368,333 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 1,374,840 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Population statistics:

  • Namibia's population is 2.31 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Trinidad and Tobago is the 154th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +0.19% in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.3M to 1.37M (5.92% growth).

Namibia vs Trinidad and Tobago: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Trinidad
2100 5,958,153 820,139
2099 5,952,623 827,732
2098 5,947,142 835,344
2097 5,942,285 843,011
2096 5,938,162 850,741
2095 5,930,395 858,556
2094 5,922,248 866,373
2093 5,911,235 874,273
2092 5,899,026 882,213
2091 5,886,490 890,266
2090 5,871,938 898,378
2089 5,858,234 906,601
2088 5,842,720 914,872
2087 5,825,856 923,272
2086 5,806,643 931,804
2085 5,789,246 940,463
2084 5,771,050 949,270
2083 5,751,610 958,273
2082 5,730,648 967,427
2081 5,707,476 976,795
2080 5,682,842 986,272
2079 5,659,698 995,976
2078 5,634,313 1,005,824
2077 5,608,096 1,015,872
2076 5,580,829 1,026,025
2075 5,551,107 1,036,315
2074 5,522,025 1,046,695
2073 5,494,180 1,057,138
2072 5,464,749 1,067,706
2071 5,434,461 1,078,279
2070 5,403,822 1,088,883
2069 5,371,517 1,099,489
2068 5,336,950 1,110,059
2067 5,300,707 1,120,501
2066 5,263,191 1,130,882
2065 5,227,346 1,141,203
2064 5,190,323 1,151,388
2063 5,150,579 1,161,394
2062 5,109,760 1,171,232
2061 5,068,478 1,180,918
2060 5,023,587 1,190,417
2059 4,979,591 1,199,770
2058 4,933,964 1,208,904
2057 4,887,985 1,217,922
2056 4,840,537 1,226,725
2055 4,790,848 1,235,387
2054 4,741,942 1,243,896
2053 4,691,180 1,252,160
2052 4,639,835 1,260,260
2051 4,587,353 1,268,194
2050 4,533,502 1,275,900
2049 4,482,650 1,283,457
2048 4,430,309 1,290,793
2047 4,373,597 1,297,947
2046 4,318,050 1,304,843
2045 4,259,166 1,311,560
2044 4,202,338 1,318,015
2043 4,144,892 1,324,249
2042 4,088,713 1,330,180
2041 4,032,347 1,335,843
2040 3,976,987 1,341,188
2039 3,920,720 1,346,239
2038 3,862,015 1,350,921
2037 3,804,482 1,355,297
2036 3,747,072 1,359,322
2035 3,689,163 1,362,986
2034 3,631,737 1,366,278
2033 3,575,000 1,369,125
2032 3,516,310 1,371,607
2031 3,456,265 1,373,561
2030 3,395,964 1,375,038
2029 3,336,698 1,376,018
2028 3,277,428 1,376,314
2027 3,216,917 1,375,856
2026 3,156,839 1,374,464
2025 3,094,769 1,372,016
2024 3,030,131 1,368,333
2023 2,963,095 1,367,510
2022 2,889,662 1,365,805
2021 2,810,548 1,367,558
2020 2,728,762 1,366,725
2019 2,650,494 1,363,985
2018 2,577,327 1,359,193
2017 2,506,853 1,356,633
2016 2,439,213 1,353,895
2015 2,374,300 1,349,667
2014 2,312,139 1,345,343
2013 2,252,508 1,340,557
2012 2,194,654 1,335,194
2011 2,146,325 1,328,019
2010 2,109,811 1,317,714
2009 2,077,394 1,310,106
2008 2,047,056 1,308,587
2007 2,018,600 1,303,188
2006 1,991,888 1,297,944
2005 1,966,582 1,294,494
2004 1,942,082 1,345,380
2003 1,917,464 1,338,709
2002 1,889,970 1,332,011
2001 1,857,048 1,325,567
2000 1,818,647 1,319,774
1999 1,776,368 1,314,708
1998 1,732,745 1,310,225
1997 1,689,264 1,305,836
1996 1,646,103 1,300,928
1995 1,602,170 1,295,169
1994 1,556,304 1,288,341
1993 1,508,697 1,280,466
1992 1,461,322 1,271,674
1991 1,415,684 1,262,171
1990 1,369,303 1,252,208
1989 1,288,947 1,241,600
1988 1,209,696 1,230,069
1987 1,167,889 1,217,364
1986 1,131,081 1,203,124
1985 1,096,890 1,187,366
1984 1,065,989 1,172,984
1983 1,037,511 1,160,534
1982 1,010,308 1,147,927
1981 992,500 1,135,132
1980 981,434 1,121,744
1979 962,825 1,107,639
1978 947,269 1,093,380
1977 931,104 1,079,554
1976 906,566 1,066,311
1975 881,032 1,053,469
1974 854,320 1,040,761
1973 828,928 1,027,851
1972 804,399 1,014,921
1971 780,584 1,002,585
1970 757,868 991,471
1969 736,120 980,706
1968 715,542 969,006
1967 696,045 956,418
1966 677,655 942,937
1965 660,558 928,425
1964 644,530 912,963
1963 629,589 896,804
1962 615,759 880,194
1961 603,067 863,144
1960 591,465 844,943

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 20,945 people (a 1.55% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2006 and ranked 154th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Namibia's population will grow by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people with a rank change from 134th to 131st. The population of Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.2% to 1,275,900 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people compared to the peak of 1.38M people in 2028 for Trinidad and Tobago.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Trinidad
2100 0.09% -0.92%
2099 0.09% -0.91%
2098 0.08% -0.91%
2097 0.07% -0.91%
2096 0.13% -0.91%
2095 0.14% -0.9%
2094 0.19% -0.9%
2093 0.21% -0.9%
2092 0.21% -0.9%
2091 0.25% -0.9%
2090 0.23% -0.91%
2089 0.27% -0.9%
2088 0.29% -0.91%
2087 0.33% -0.92%
2086 0.3% -0.92%
2085 0.32% -0.93%
2084 0.34% -0.94%
2083 0.37% -0.95%
2082 0.41% -0.96%
2081 0.43% -0.96%
2080 0.41% -0.97%
2079 0.45% -0.98%
2078 0.47% -0.99%
2077 0.49% -0.99%
2076 0.54% -0.99%
2075 0.53% -0.99%
2074 0.51% -0.99%
2073 0.54% -0.99%
2072 0.56% -0.98%
2071 0.57% -0.97%
2070 0.6% -0.96%
2069 0.65% -0.95%
2068 0.68% -0.93%
2067 0.71% -0.92%
2066 0.69% -0.9%
2065 0.71% -0.88%
2064 0.77% -0.86%
2063 0.8% -0.84%
2062 0.81% -0.82%
2061 0.89% -0.8%
2060 0.88% -0.78%
2059 0.92% -0.76%
2058 0.94% -0.74%
2057 0.98% -0.72%
2056 1.04% -0.7%
2055 1.03% -0.68%
2054 1.08% -0.66%
2053 1.11% -0.64%
2052 1.14% -0.63%
2051 1.19% -0.6%
2050 1.13% -0.59%
2049 1.18% -0.57%
2048 1.3% -0.55%
2047 1.29% -0.53%
2046 1.38% -0.51%
2045 1.35% -0.49%
2044 1.39% -0.47%
2043 1.37% -0.45%
2042 1.4% -0.42%
2041 1.39% -0.4%
2040 1.44% -0.38%
2039 1.52% -0.35%
2038 1.51% -0.32%
2037 1.53% -0.3%
2036 1.57% -0.27%
2035 1.58% -0.24%
2034 1.59% -0.21%
2033 1.67% -0.18%
2032 1.74% -0.14%
2031 1.78% -0.11%
2030 1.78% -0.07%
2029 1.81% -0.02%
2028 1.88% 0.03%
2027 1.9% 0.1%
2026 2.01% 0.18%
2025 2.13% 0.27%
2024 2.26% 0.06%
2023 2.54% 0.12%
2022 2.81% -0.13%
2021 3% 0.06%
2020 2.95% 0.2%
2019 2.84% 0.35%
2018 2.81% 0.19%
2017 2.77% 0.2%
2016 2.73% 0.31%
2015 2.69% 0.32%
2014 2.65% 0.36%
2013 2.64% 0.4%
2012 2.25% 0.54%
2011 1.73% 0.78%
2010 1.56% 0.58%
2009 1.48% 0.12%
2008 1.41% 0.41%
2007 1.34% 0.4%
2006 1.29% 0.27%
2005 1.26% -3.78%
2004 1.28% 0.5%
2003 1.45% 0.5%
2002 1.77% 0.49%
2001 2.11% 0.44%
2000 2.38% 0.39%
1999 2.52% 0.34%
1998 2.57% 0.34%
1997 2.62% 0.38%
1996 2.74% 0.44%
1995 2.95% 0.53%
1994 3.16% 0.62%
1993 3.24% 0.69%
1992 3.22% 0.75%
1991 3.39% 0.8%
1990 6.23% 0.85%
1989 6.55% 0.94%
1988 3.58% 1.04%
1987 3.25% 1.18%
1986 3.12% 1.33%
1985 2.9% 1.23%
1984 2.74% 1.07%
1983 2.69% 1.1%
1982 1.79% 1.13%
1981 1.13% 1.19%
1980 1.93% 1.27%
1979 1.64% 1.3%
1978 1.74% 1.28%
1977 2.71% 1.24%
1976 2.9% 1.22%
1975 3.13% 1.22%
1974 3.06% 1.26%
1973 3.05% 1.27%
1972 3.05% 1.23%
1971 3% 1.12%
1970 2.95% 1.1%
1969 2.88% 1.21%
1968 2.8% 1.32%
1967 2.71% 1.43%
1966 2.59% 1.56%
1965 2.49% 1.69%
1964 2.37% 1.8%
1963 2.25% 1.89%
1962 2.1% 1.98%
1961 1.96% 2.15%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while Trinidad and Tobago's population grew by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Namibia Trinidad
Current population
3173089
1374840
Population rank 134/197 154/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.02%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
10.6 hours
One birth every
6.85 minutes
35.9 minutes
One death every
28.8 minutes
45.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +184 +2
Annual growth/decline +67,036 +823
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% +0.06%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 161/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
12.7 hours
Annual migration change +1,866 +691
Net migration rank 57/196 67/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 113,478
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 128/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 7.5%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 78/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Trinidad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - 691
2024 - 4,211 - 1,334
2023 58,435 11,675 3,200 2,126
2022 54,534 22,212 3,773 4,247
2021 50,160 31,327 2,091 5,749
2020 55,034 27,056 4,558 427
2019 54,769 19,676 5,647 -19,251
2018 53,970 17,920 5,869 35,502
2017 52,975 16,080 6,779 1,445
2016 52,228 14,002 7,436 -86
2015 50,846 12,755 7,963 -575
2014 49,581 11,134 8,571 -799
2013 47,801 10,748 9,020 -796
2012 46,204 10,957 9,376 -880
2011 43,557 -4,067 9,601 -1,410
2010 42,046 -8,518 9,698 -2,230
2009 39,942 -8,626 9,769 -3,056
2008 38,147 -8,775 9,872 -3,624
2007 36,430 -8,905 9,939 -3,731
2006 34,690 -8,792 9,889 -3,684
2005 32,909 -8,195 9,822 -3,595
2004 31,478 -7,192 10,149 -3,504
2003 31,115 -6,153 10,169 -3,472
2002 31,947 -1,913 10,316 -3,613
2001 32,942 2,869 10,438 -4,252
2000 35,280 5,709 10,588 -5,185
1999 37,233 6,333 10,821 -6,103
1998 37,500 6,180 10,964 -6,730
1997 37,256 6,023 11,405 -6,865
1996 37,177 5,866 12,101 -6,827
1995 39,119 5,712 12,971 -6,723
1994 41,316 5,578 14,032 -6,615
1993 42,861 5,464 14,878 -6,554
1992 43,945 2,487 15,910 -6,650
1991 44,523 309 16,903 -7,149
1990 43,956 3,969 18,052 -7,878
1989 37,715 75,072 19,636 -8,588
1988 34,798 10,916 21,028 -9,023
1987 33,340 4,559 22,398 -9,002
1986 31,764 3,953 23,705 -8,620
1985 30,575 2,090 24,487 -8,051
1984 29,395 -267 24,738 -12,413
1983 28,307 -481 25,118 -12,544
1982 27,474 -889 25,181 -12,529
1981 27,938 -18,901 25,015 -12,086
1980 28,142 -15,041 24,557 -10,709
1979 28,930 -4,818 23,475 -9,106
1978 29,821 -22,827 22,538 -8,397
1977 29,241 -3,907 21,660 -8,154
1976 28,785 -5,048 20,875 -7,895
1975 27,882 -553 20,468 -7,768
1974 26,844 -744 20,412 -7,683
1973 25,754 -1,066 20,617 -7,524
1972 24,606 -236 20,116 -7,346
1971 23,467 -208 19,400 -7,499
1970 22,414 -244 19,074 -8,751
1969 21,387 -57 19,652 -8,449
1968 20,470 -636 20,849 -8,647
1967 19,498 -339 21,992 -9,008
1966 18,635 -1,023 23,228 -9,254
1965 17,902 -1,327 24,349 -9,301
1964 17,134 -1,660 25,065 -9,193
1963 16,430 -2,016 25,507 -9,067
1962 15,656 -2,403 25,763 -8,982
1961 14,936 -2,807 25,518 -8,200
1960 14,307 -3,227 24,766 -5,671

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 74.3% of the population change in Namibia is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people). In Trinidad and Tobago 66% is from natural causes (a gain of 55,887 people) and 34% is from migration (a gain of 28,785 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 113,478 people or 7.5% in Trinidad and Tobago.

Biggest cities by population

Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 431K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Oshikango 12.4K
Omaruru 10.8K
Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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